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It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why． First of all, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things． It’s always good to try new things because when you are trying new things you are growing． If you never try anything new, how can you improve? How can you expand? The simple answer is “You can’t”． Look around you． With very few exceptions, either everything you see in your physical world or every single detail of every single thing is the result of someone trying something new． Another good thing about mistakes is this: When you are making mistakes, you are learning． Consider this: Edison failed 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb． When asked how it felt to fail that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t work． Finally, when you make a mistake you are much closer to success． Why? Because when all is said and done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeeded． Every time you make a mistake you eliminate one of those things and are one step closer． But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead without considering the consequences of a mistake． Quite the contrary, when you try something new you have to be willing to set some reasonable limits so that in the event that it doesn’t work out the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again． We all have limited resources in the form of time and money so don’t blow them all on one approach to a problem． Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time and allocate （分配） these resources appropriately so you can learn, make corrections, and try it again． Only by accepting and using your mistakes in this way can you make significant advances in your business and your career． There is an old saying that goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．” So go forth and make mistakes． And learn． And grow． And prosper（成功）． 1.From the second paragraph, we can conclude that _______． A． mistakes are unnecessary for development B． we are afraid of trying new things C． it’s common for people to make mistakes D． mistakes are better than not trying 2.According to the article, one thing you should pay attention to about making mistakes is ． A． avoiding making the same mistakes B． accepting the punishment willingly C． taking consequences into account D． trying things out one by one 3.What would the writer probably suggest we say to ourselves when we make a mistake? A． Never mind, I can always try again． B． I’d better stay out of trouble． C． Ok! Now I can learn something． D． Look at this mess． Anyone would be upset．
Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl（爬）, while boys will head for the toy cars, a study has shown． The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences． Psychologists Dr． Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 infants aged nine months to 36 months． The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys． Some were typically boys' toys: a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy． The rest were girls’ toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set． They were placed a meter away from the toys, and could pick whichever toy they liked． Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded． Of the youngest children （nine to 14 months）, girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did． Among the two-and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it． The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely touched． There was no link between the parents’ view on which toys were more suitable for boys or girls, and the children’s choice． Dr． Brenda Todd said: “Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization． Boys may be given ‘toys that go’ while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference． But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys． There could be a biological basis for their choices． Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects, probably through hunting instincts（本能）, while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the color of a newborn baby．” 1.Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because ． A． baby boys are much more active B． baby girls like bright colors more C． there is a natural difference between them D． their parents treat them differently 2.What can we infer from Paragraph 3 ? A． Nine-month-old baby boys don’t play with dolls at all． B． Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls． C． Parents should teach their babies to share each other’s toys． D． The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is． 3.Both baby boys and baby girls like to play with _________ according to the study． A． a teddy B． a car C． a doll D． a ball 4.We may read this article in a section of a newspaper． A． health B． science C． culture D． entertainment
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Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved．He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn’t stand any hardship. One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “It’s very simple, but I warn you that it won’t be easy.” Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother’s memory. Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before. 1.The underlined word "weed" in the first paragraph refers to ____． A．a person with a strong v/ill B．a person with a weak character C．a person who isn't popular with everyone D．a person who changes his behavior according to the situation 2.What made Jonny Jones decide to change himself? A．A mother's words． B．Others' attitude to him． C．His father's advice． C．His teacher's warning． 3.What is the key point of the advice from Jonny's father? A．Eat fewer candies than before． B．Count to five before crying． C．Talk with parents and follow their advice． D．Learn to control oneself and keep using the motto in life． 4.What message does the writer want to convey through the story? A．One should be brave to face his mistakes． B．Nothing is difficult as long as you set your mind on it． C．Spoilinga child too much may result in his selfish behaviors． D．A strong will can be developed by small but consistent efforts．
Long long ago, there was a small village． This village had a 1 tradition． At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority （the state of legally being an adult） was given land and money to build a home． The boy had to 2 his home before winter． If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not 3 him in any way． One 4 , Paul and Marc reached their majority． They 5 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes． In each village, they found the nicest 6 and talked to the owners． Each owner gladly offered 7 ． After Marc saw several homes, he 8 the best ideas and went back to his own land． Paul, 9 , continued collecting more ideas． Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 10 some of them． But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village． Marc began building his home． He had several false starts, 11 his home gradually rose from his land． By fall, Marc had finished his home． It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could 12 it later． Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 13 with home owners． The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time, 14 back to his land． He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 15 ． The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 16 ． The villagers mourned for him． Marc 17 the winter． Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better． He became a leader in the village, 18 a family, and lived a happy, content life． We all build and improve our own mental homes． It’s 19 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 20 the best ideas． 1.A． strange B． hopeful C． literary D． cultural 2.A． find B． make C． complete D． buy 3.A． help B． encourage C． scold D． persuade 4.A． winter B． summer C． autumn D． spring 5.A． exchanged B． received C． recognized D． advice 6.A． girls B． jobs C． houses D． presents 7.A． rooms B． drinks C． attention D． advice 8.A． expected B． gathered C． created D． understood 9.A． similarly B． finally C． however D． furthermore 10.A． forget B． believe C． replace D． doubt 11.A． because B． although C． but D． so 12.A． repair B． rebuild C． sell D． improve 13.A． conversations B． achievements C． struggles D． arguments 14.A． drove B． rushed C． flew D． moved 15.A． weak B． funny C． small D． amazing 16.A． blindness B． death C． sadness D． illness 17.A． experienced B． loved C． survived D． spent 18.A． brought B． earned C． contacted D． raised 19.A． slow B． easy C． dangerous D． special 20.A． realize B． bring C． collect D． apply
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---What caused the party to be postponed? ----_____the invitations . A.Tom to delay sending B. Tom’s delaying sending C.Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send
After you’re done with the application form , send it to ___ is in charge of sales. A. who B. whatever C. no matter who D. whoever
Hardly _____ closed my eyes ___ I began to make this fantastic dream . A. had I , when B. I had , when C. did I , than D. I did , than
Lily didn’t come to the party last Sunday. ____，she would have made the party more exciting . A. If she came B. Would she come C. Had she come D. Did she come
Great changes ___ in my hometown and a lot of factories _______. A. have been taken place , are being set up B. have taken place , have been set up C. are taken place , had been set up D. had taken place , will be set up
It is well-known to us all that the dove is a ______ of peace . A.sign B. mark C. signal D. symbol
No matter how low you consider yourself , there is always someone ___ you wishing they were that high. A. getting rid of B. getting along with C. looking up to D. looking down upon
Washing machines made by China have won ___ worldwide attention and Haier has become ____ popular name . A. a, the B. / , a C. /, the D. the , a
--- I can’t find my purse anywhere . --- You ___ have lost it while shopping . A. may B. can C. should D. would
—Do you know anything about British history? --- ____ I have no interest in it . A. Take it easy! B. Please don’t bother C. It’s up to you D.No, it’s beyond me
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A few months after returning the US from Germany, I took part in a college course in French. Since I have learned to speak German good in Germany, I thought that it might be interested to begin studying another language. At the first class, the teacher ask us to do a pronunciation exercise, in which he would say a word or two in French, and each student would do their best to copy. When he got to me, he kept having me to say more words, and I finally asked him why. “I find it great funs. It’s the first time I’ve heard an American speak French with a German accent.” he explained it.
Making an advertisement for television often costs more than a movie. For example, a two-hour movie costs $6 million to make. A TV commercial can cost more than $ 600 a second. 54 Which is more valuable, the program or the ad? In terms of money---and making money is what television is all about—the commercial is by far the most important. Research, market testing, talent, and money—all come together to make us want to buy a product. 55 The sales of charm went up once the ads began. TV commercials actually buy their way into our head. 56 And the ads work because so much time and attention are given to them. 57 If you want to get a lower-middle-class buyer, make sure the announcer has a tough, manly voice. Put some people in the ad who work with their hands. If you want to sell the products to an upper-class audience, make sure that the house, the furniture, and the hairstyles are the types that the group agree with . if you want the buyer to feel superior to the character selling the product, then make that person so stupid or silly that everyone will feel great about himself or herself. We laugh at commercials. We don’t think we pay much attention to them. 58 The making of a TV commercial that costs so much money is not a kid stuff. It’s a big,big business. And it’s telling us what to think, what we need, and what to buy. To put it simple, the TV commercial is a form of brainwashing.
E. Here are some rules of commercial ad making. F. TV commercials are a good guide to buyers. G. But evidence shows we are kidding ourselves.
Writing being largely a self-taught occupation, texts on how to get about it -though great in number- seldom are of much use. .www.7caiedu.cn You try, and fail. Then try again. Until at last, if you have some gift for it, the failures become less frequent, or at any rate less apparantly. It is this ability to cover up one’s defects that is finally regarded as accomplishment or achievement. Along the way there are the discouragements of unkind criticism, outright rejection, troublesome insecurity and irregular inability to meet debts. It is uncommon, therefore, to come across a book containing advice of much practical value for anyone toying（漫不经心地考虑） with the dangerous idea of staring on a writing life. A friend recently lent me such a book, however - one I wish I’d had the luck to read years ago, and which I would recommend to any young person devoted to making a career of words. It is the autobiography （自传） of the English novelist Anthony Trollope, first published in 1883, the year after his death. Needing some means to support himself, Trollope at age 19 worked as a junior clerk in the British postal service. He was at his desk at 5:30 each morning to write for three hours. And he remained in the mail service 33 years, long after reputation and prosperity had come to him. Now, what of his advice in his works? 1. For safety’s sake, arm yourself with some other skills, some other line of work to fall back on（求助）。 That way, failure at writing, though the disappointment may appear, will not mean ruin. 2. Do not depend too much on inspiration. Writing is a craft, which Trollope compared to the craft of shoemaking. The shoemaker who has just turned out one pair of his work sets to work immediately on the next pair. 3. Have a story to tell, but, more important than that, people with characters who will speak and move as living creatures in the reader’s mind. Without memorable characters, story alone is nothing. 4. Meet your deadlines. Life is endlessly “painful and troublesome” for writers who can’t finish their work on time. 5. Do not be carried away by praise. And, above all, do not be injured by criticism. 6. Understand the risks of writing for a living. “The career, when successful, is pleasant enough certainly; but when unsuccessful, it is of all careers the most painful.” 1.This passage mainly discusses__________.
2. From the context we can figure out that the underlined word “defect” in Paragraph 3 means__.
3.According to the author, writing _______.
4.From the passage we may infer that the author is most probably
Forgiving someone who has hurt you or let you down is never an easy thing. Several new studies, however, say that it could have a lot of health benefits. When you think of forgiveness, you probably don’t think of it as being a health or medical problem. Studies from Stanford University, on the other hand, show that something like anger can change your well-being. When cartoon book characters like the incredible（难以置信） Hulk get angry, they change colours and often gain special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious and may be more dangerous. That’s why Professor Fred Luskin, founder of the Stanford Forgiveness Project and author of Forgive for Good, says holding on to anger and hatred can harm your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the same idea. The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less stress, less back pain, and less depression（沮丧）。 They also have fewer headaches, lower blood pressure, and fewer problems on sleeping. So it doesn’t matter if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Techniques such as deep breath or thought can help. Or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. Forgiveness does not mean that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past. .www.7caiedu.cn 1. The author of the passage tries to make his viewpoint clear ______.
2. The example of the cartoon book characters is taken in the passage to____.
3.The underlined phrase “holding on to” in this passage possibly means“__”。
4.The best title for this passage is probably _______.
A young man was getting ready to gradually from college, for many months he bad 26 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 27 his father could well 28 it, he told him that was all he wanted. On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 29 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 30 but slightly disappointed, the young man 31 the box and found a lovely book. 32, he raised his voice at his father and said. “33 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 34 the book in the study He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 35 one day he saw in the strict an old man who looked like his father. He 36 he had to go back home and see his father. When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 37 the hospital. he saw on the desk the 38 new book ,just as he had left it one 39 ago. he opened it and began to 40 the pages. suddenly, a car key 41 from an envelope taped behind the book ,it bad a lag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 42 dealer who had the sports car he bad 43 on the tag was the 44 of his graduation. and the 45 PAID IN FULL
The wreckage of something like a jet plain discovered in the heart of the desert is believed ______ a UFO and _______down for reasons still mysterious.
The goods on this counter ____ at a discount of 25%, like the typewriters, television receivers, dustbins, etc.
It is every citizen’s duty to go out to ______ the snow on the street______ it stops falling so as to make it convenient for traffic to pass. .
The most important _____ of the job as a typist is to be able to type fast and _______.
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